NAME
    Alien::BatToExeConverter - Convert a DOS Batch Script to an Executable

SYNOPSIS
      # Convert a batch script to an executable that won't show a DOS box
      Alien::BatToExeConverter::bat2exe(
          bat => 'C:\strawberry\perl\bin\foo.bat',
          exe => 'C:\strawberry\perl\bin\foo.exe',
      );

DESCRIPTION
    Bat_To_Exe_Converter.exe is a nice little Windows Freeware program,
    built from open source elements, that will take a batch script and
    convert it into an executable (both as a command-line form, and as a GUI
    form).

FUNCTIONS
  bat2exe_path
    The "bat2exe" function is used to locate the Bat_To_Exe_Converter.exe
    tool on the host. The Alien module will look in the local binary search
    path, and then if a local version can't be found, it will instead return
    the path to a bundled version.

  bat2exe
      # Convert a batch script to an executable that will have an icon,
      # won't show a DOS box, and will suppress to the command line.
      Alien::BatToExeConverter::bat2exe(
          bat => 'C:\strawberry\perl\bin\foo.bat',
          exe => 'C:\strawberry\perl\bin\foo.exe',
          ico => 'C:\strawberry\perl\bin\foo.ico',
          dos => 0,
      );

    The "bat2exe" function is used to execute Bat_To_Exe_Converter.exe and
    generate an executable from the batch script. It takes a series of named
    params, returning true on success or throwing an exception on failure.
    The default settings are intended to produce an .exe script for
    launching a GUI application.

    The compulsory "bat" param should be the name of the source batch
    script.

    The compulsory "exe" param should be the path to white the executable
    to, and must NOT already exist.

    The optional "ico" param will bind an icon to the executable.

    The optional "dos" param will indicate that the executable is intended
    for the command line. If "not" supplied, STDOUT and STDERR will be
    supressed and a "DOS box" will not be shown on execution.

SUPPORT
    Bugs should be submitted via the CPAN bug tracker, located at

    <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Alien-BatToExeConverter>

    For general comments, contact the author.

AUTHOR
    Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT
    Alien::BatToExeConverter Copyright 2009 Adam Kennedy.

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.

    The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included
    with this module.

    Bat_To_Exe_Converter.exe Copyright 2006 - 2009 Fatih Kodak.

    In order to use this program, you must read and agree with this license
    agreement.

    You may not translate, reverse program, disassemble, decompile or
    otherwise reverse engineer this program.

    No warranty. The software is licensed to you "as is" and without any
    warranty.

    If you do not agree with this agreement, please do not use this
    software.

    Flat Assembler Copyright 1999 - 2007 Tomasz Grysztar. All rights
    reserved.

    This program is free for commercial and non-commercial use as long as
    the following conditions are adhered to.

    Copyright remains Tomasz Grysztar, and as such any Copyright notices in
    the code are not to be removed.

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
    met:

    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2.
    Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS
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